2017 NFC playoffs

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:12 pm

Little Hail Mary to end the half. Nice.

Just lose, Giants. Plz.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:10 pm

brian wrote:While facemasking the defender no less.

While being interfered with...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:21 pm

Ooof. Montgomery couldn't walk off after that. What a really gruesome tackle.

I now expect Eli to bring the Giants back.

ETA:

Alright, cool. He probably won't.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:37 pm

That was an excellent "play to the whistle" sequence. Clay Matthews is awesome.

LewP · Post by **LewP** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:47 pm

Wasn't there some discussion this week here in the Swamp about how deficient the offensive line was for Green Bay? (drops mike)

http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16549/lane-taylor

I hope the Giants have a nice off season.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:01 pm

Johnnie wrote:That was an excellent "play to the whistle" sequence. Clay Matthews is awesome.

Absolutely - but what a f-ing bonehead move by Perkins.

And whenever Matthews (whose father was one of my all=time favourites) makes a great play, the name that flashes into Bills' fans minds is Aaron maybin.

Fuck you Russ Brandon.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:27 pm

I guess Brian is homeless.

LewP · Post by **LewP** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:34 pm

A_B wrote:I guess Brian is homeless.

I think he's just without electricity.

LewP · Post by **LewP** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:53 pm

LewP · Post by **LewP** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:33 pm

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:51 pm

Yes, this is on multiple official Instagram accounts at the moment.

testy boxcar · Post by **testy boxcar** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:43 pm

Pruitt wrote:
Johnnie wrote:That was an excellent "play to the whistle" sequence. Clay Matthews is awesome.
Absolutely - but what a f-ing bonehead move by Perkins.

And whenever Matthews (whose father was one of my all=time favourites) makes a great play, the name that flashes into Bills' fans minds is Aaron maybin.

Fuck you Russ Brandon.

I *still* think Eli had the ball with his arm going forward before Clay knocked it loose, and really don't get why FOX didn't have the guy whose job it is to talk about refereeing decisions talk about that decision...

But anyhoo, Matthews knocking over the Giants player to get the ball was pretty funny.

Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:36 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:
brian wrote:While facemasking the defender no less.
While being interfered with...

Never said it wasn't defensive PI. Just that it should have been offsetting penalties.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:58 pm

brian wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:
brian wrote:While facemasking the defender no less.
While being interfered with...
Never said it wasn't defensive PI. Just that it should have been offsetting penalties.

Yes, probably. But it sure seemed like the facemask was Richardson reacting to the interference. Still was a hell of a catch.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:55 pm

Update on Hole-gate.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:32 pm

Solid tweeting. And the retweeted responses are great.

LewP · Post by **LewP** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:39 am

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:19 am

Always good when the sport most reliant on team play uses individual player stats with no context to make a comparison. We can start with the Packers had zero offensive linemen make the Pro Bowl that season and go from there.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 1:50 pm

Wagered on the Packers and the Falcons.

So looks like next week the Cowboys host Seattle!

howard · Post by **howard** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:04 pm

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:38 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:Always good when the sport most reliant on team play uses individual player stats with no context to make a comparison. We can start with the Packers had zero offensive linemen make the Pro Bowl that season and go from there.

Not to mention that NFL offenses have changed incredibly in the years since Rodgers made his first start.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:12 pm

Atlanta's offense is damn fun to watch. And Matt Ryan is on the "Merton Hanks All Long Neck" team...

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:32 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:Atlanta's offense is damn fun to watch. And Matt Ryan is on the "Merton Hanks All Long Neck" team...

That 99 yard drive was a thing of beauty.

And has anyone ever seen an 80+ yard penalty before?

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:18 am

Pruitt wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Atlanta's offense is damn fun to watch. And Matt Ryan is on the "Merton Hanks All Long Neck" team...
That 99 yard drive was a thing of beauty.

And has anyone ever seen an 80+ yard penalty before?

Yeah, today's game may change it but Atlanta was getting slept on pretty hard as a serious title contender. They had one of the best regular season offenses of all time, but a few close losses turned a potential 14-2 juggernaut into an 11-5 team. I wonder if Michael Wilbon still thinks the Matt Ryan MVP candidacy is a triumph of stat nerds over people "who watch the games."

ETA: Wilbon tweeted this about Ryan after the end of the regular season.

Some of you numbers obsessed chumps need to look at sports and assess IMPACT on the game, which isn't explained solely by numbers.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:12 pm

Pruitt wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Atlanta's offense is damn fun to watch. And Matt Ryan is on the "Merton Hanks All Long Neck" team...
That 99 yard drive was a thing of beauty.

And has anyone ever seen an 80+ yard penalty before?

Yeah it was....and Atlanta all day really exposed the lack of Earl Thomas in the Hawks secondary. My GF asked me "why can they just keep passing right over the middle?", and I said "because that's where Earl Thomas would be".

Really hope that the Hawks decide to spend some money on the O-Line this offseason. Its been the glaring weakness the last 2 seasons.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:42 pm

Pruitt wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Atlanta's offense is damn fun to watch. And Matt Ryan is on the "Merton Hanks All Long Neck" team...
That 99 yard drive was a thing of beauty.

And has anyone ever seen an 80+ yard penalty before?

nearly every touchdown return nullified by a penalty could qualify as close to that.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:51 pm

I'm so ready to talk about how I knew one of these teams was trash 3 hours from now.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:54 pm

I love that A-A-Ron has this second nature about getting 12 men on the field penalties against the defense he's playing.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:10 pm

The refs simultaneously have the presence to notice the unsportsmanlike penalty and then assess it as only 5 yards from the spot. That was kinda funny.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:44 pm

refs must just hate blue and silver.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:53 pm

This reminds me a lot of the game Rodgers had at Atlanta in the same stage of his SB run. I've never seen anyone more dialed in than that.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:57 pm

A_B wrote:refs must just hate blue and silver.

Horseshit. They've blown calls both ways.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:07 pm

sancarlos wrote:
A_B wrote:refs must just hate blue and silver.
Horseshit. They've blown calls both ways.

You just don't get my subtlety.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:08 pm

Sorry. Carry on.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:25 pm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:25 pm

Jerry Jones gets more face time on TV than all the other owners put together.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:52 pm

Fun stuff

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:52 pm

Hail Mary coming?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:58 pm

Holy shit...

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 8:01 pm

Great game. Wow.